Former UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis might probably be shifting as much as the sunshine heavyweight division.
Dricus du Plessis returned to the win column with a powerful win over former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman at UFC Oklahoma Metropolis earlier this 12 months. Du Plessis returned to the cage for the primary time since dropping the UFC middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319.
After defeating Usman, Du Plessis is again within the middleweight title combine, particularly with two prior wins over present champion Sean Strickland. A win over one other prime middleweight might safe Du Plessis one other title shot.
Regardless of loads of potentialities for Du Plessis at 185 lbs, the previous middleweight champion is taken into account outsized for the burden class. UFC commentator Joe Rogan has repeatedly questioned how Du Plessis is ready to make the middleweight restrict along with his large body.
In accordance with one former titleholder, Du Plessis is plotting a large change.
Magomed Ankalaev reveals Dricus du Plessis matchup proposed by matchmakers
In a latest interview with BOSTANOV MMA, former UFC mild heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev revealed that Du Plessis has been mentioned as his subsequent opponent within the Octagon.
“Sure, he desires to maneuver up and it’s attainable that they may e book a combat between us,” Ankalaev mentioned of Du Plessis.
“That’s the one data we’ve got for now, we don’t have anything.” (h/t Bloody Elbow)
As of this writing, Du Plessis hasn’t introduced a transfer to the sunshine heavyweight division. Throughout his profession, Du Plessis has fought at welterweight and middleweight with none mild heavyweight appearances.
Ankalaev most lately defeated Bogdan Guskov at UFC Abu Dhabi in July, following a loss to Alex Pereira of their mild heavyweight title rematch at UFC 320.
If Du Plessis is critical a few transfer to mild heavyweight, a win over Ankalaev would catapult him to an instantaneous title shot.
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